Abstract
To many sports fans, the month of June is synonymous with the Wimbledon tennis tournament. Thousands of people will flock to the All England Lawn Tennis Club to watch the players battle it out on the grass courts, and millions more will watch the tournament on television. But many tennis officials, players and spectators complain that the speed of the players' serve on "fast" courts, like those at Wimbledon, has simply become too quick. Indeed, most games at Wimbledon are won on the strength of a layer's serve alone rather than following a long rally. And for some players over 30% of their sets end in tie-breaks.